IT's New World: Understanding Today's Empowered Employee

Overview: An evolution of the burgeoning consumerization of IT and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trends, "Apple-ization" refers to the continued-and often user-led-introduction of intuitive, user-friendly, Apple-like technologies into the enterprise.

For today's hyper-connected, always-tethered employees, the notion of acceptable information technology is as much about the experience as it is about business productivity. With the lines between home and office continuing to blur, employees choose devices reflecting their personal-rather than their professional-identities.

IT pros grappling with IT consumerization and BYOD will want to listen on-demand as sought-after speaker and author Phil Simon kicks off our educational series by:

• Explaining the Apple-ization phenomenon
• Identifying some of the critical components of a comprehensive Apple-ization strategy
• Providing recommendations for how today's enterprises can adjust to and embrace this trend